Puntarenas Weather & Climate

Costa Rica

Puntarenas sees feels-like daytime highs peak around 44.4°C in March and nighttime lows bottom out near 32.7°C in November. September is the wettest month (~163 mm), while February is the driest (~3 mm). For sunshine, January leads with about 65% clear skies.

Best time to visit Puntarenas

Based on mild feels-like temperatures and low rain chances, the most comfortable months are February, January, and December — expect around 32.843.7°C with roughly 2% chance of rain on a given day in February.

Puntarenas climate by month

MonthLow / High °CRain %RainfallClear skiesWind
January33.4° / 43.2°4%5 mm65%12.1 kph
February32.8° / 43.7°2%3 mm61%12.3 kph
March32.8° / 44.4°4%5 mm53%11.1 kph
April34° / 44.1°11%25 mm32%9.3 kph
May34.1° / 43.9°29%98 mm11%8.1 kph
June34.1° / 43.2°35%114 mm8%7.5 kph
July34° / 42.8°31%89 mm10%7.3 kph
August33.9° / 42.7°35%117 mm11%7.4 kph
September32.9° / 41.6°44%163 mm9%7.8 kph
October32.8° / 41.6°43%161 mm13%8.3 kph
November32.7° / 41.4°25%73 mm32%8.6 kph
December33.6° / 42.4°9%19 mm57%10.3 kph

Feels-like temperatures from long-term historical data; ☀ marks the most comfortable months (mild temperatures, low rain).

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